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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
A CLEAR CASE MADE OUT.
Proof That the Standard Oil COMPANY
Alone Enjoys Those Sliced
Railroad Rates.
Its Competitors Barred Out by Def
cieneieS in the Way of Trans
portation Facilities.

All the witnesses examined before the
interstate commerce commission Mon
day in the Standard Oil cases had been
sworn and examined before, and their
evidence was in great part in explanation
or elaboration of that already brought
out. Mr.. Murray, the general freight
agent of the Iron Mountain and Missouri
Pacific lines. gave Incidentally some in
terestlng facts about cotton seed oil.
Ten years ago, he said, the only demand
for this product was from abroad, whence
1t came back to Us as olive oil. The inauc-
uration of the tank car system of trans
porting petroleum TO the south afforded
cheap means of getting cotton seed oil
to the north in tank ears, which would
otherwise return empty, and the result has
been the enormous development of crude
oil production in all parts of the cotton
growing region. Other witnesses had
testified generally that fully 80 per cent
of the tank cars sent south came back
filled either with cotton seed oil or tur.
pentine.
Mr.. Murray said that they now some
times have even to send empty tanks
Soath to bring back the cotton seed oil.
This material goes, Mr.. Murray said, to
Northern reiLeries, whence it comes to
the market as lard and table oil. 1t
would thus seem to have given rise to new
manufacturing industries in the North.
The evidence in the Standard Oil cases
Is now all in. The com plaint seems to
have proved cenclusivelv that railroads
almost always give largely discriminating
rates in favor of oil in tank cars
and that the Standard Oil Company
is practically the only institution whose
plant enables it to avail itself to any grea'
extent of the lower rates. The railroads
have presented number of apparently
strong reasons for giving lower
rates on tank cars, such as
convenience in handling, lesser
risks, diminished requirements in term.
inal facilities and greater chance of get
! ting back leads. 1t was averred on the
! part of every railroad that the tank rates
are open to all corners; that no rebates
are paid to the Standard Oil Company
and that no special privileges are accord
| ed to any Institution or individual as
| against any other.
The Standard oil witnesses declared
! that they neither asked nor would accep'
i any rebates, lower rates or discriminat
| ing privileges. All testimony of this
| kind, however, was limited to the periOC
| since April 8 last, the date when the
! Interstate law went into effect and onl,
in some unimportant particulars and TO
purposes of theoretical comparison wa
the testimony permitted to go back o
that point.
Further proceedings are postponed
till January 16, when arguments will b.
heard.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
NUBBINS OF NEWS.

A German brewery is 10 be established
in Japan.
Mrs. Lsngtry offers 500 cup for the
best floral wedding decoration.
Emma Lazarus, the poet, is dead
The title of Sam Jones lecture Is 1Get
There.'
Science may put en- its seven-league
boots and astonish mankind with rapid
succession of startling inventions. but it
can never produce contrivance that
wiiL<uccessfully close up rat-hole and
keep II closed
The crack two-yesr-old, Raceland, was
bought for s225 last spring, when he was
sold as unsound. His nine wins out of
twelve starts have brought TO his owner,
Joe UIlman, SIs, SIS this season The
latter recently sold hin to August Bel
mont for 81 500.
when the smokestack of the Allentown
thread mill is completed, il will be
227 feet high the loftiest in the United
States.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
A JAPANESE NEWSPAPER OFFICE.
Headquarters ofthe Niehi Niehi Shinbun.
Pail Mall Gazette.


The Office of the Nichi Nichi Shinbun.
japanese newspaper is thus described:
The feature of the Shisbun office was its
type. And such type case, 1t is divid-
type case-for there was only one of body
ed for utility Iuto t.so sections. slopinc
toward an alley five feet wide. Each
section is foar feet by thirty feet long
four by siyty. There's q new case for
you! This is divided into small com
partments or boxes, into which the type
Is laid IN regular piles several piles in a
box with faces all toward the compositor
mostly hoys, big and little. Each holds a
wooden stick" with brass rule. The
type are all of size, the stick is no. set
10 the measure of column. which Is
twenty ems plea, bat to about half the
measure, 1t being the business of the other
workmen 10 impose the lines in columns
take proof, and make up forms. Now
then the tyre setting. Armed with stick
and rule and copy the dozen compositors
read the latter IN an earnest, sinr-souS
way, each rushing to some box, far or
near for the needed letter, then back ten
or twelve feet to the needed one: all are
on the lively move, rushing and skipping
to and fro, right ana left, up and down,
chase, balance TO partners, swing the
corners, up and back, singing the copy,
catching one letter here another there,
prancing and lodging, hummiug and
skipping a promenade cotillion, Virginia
reel, racquet, and all hands rouad, upon
the same floor, at the same time and the
same dancers in each-a perfect mass of
noise and confusion, yet out of confusion
brIngeth printed order! 1t was sight
to be seen. How many characters are
there in this case, anyhow? we
asked our gvide. Then our guide asked
the printers, and none could answer bet
ter than say;
Nobody knows sir. Nobody knows
many thousands. Later ON We repeated
the same question to more Intelligent
person who said:
At least fifty thousand That will
account for the remarkable size of the
case and the racing to and fro of the
compositors. Just why they intone their
| copy all the while was not made SO clear
other than the remark that it was the Gus
tom. Toxic monopoliZes the japanese
newspaper business, there being only one
other point kofu in eastern Japan
where newspapers are printed. The
masses of people are able to read in theil
own way, but comparatively few can GRASP
the full flow of Chinese characters. Ii
| point of illlteracy the statistics place thi,
nation at only Z per cent, or next Il
| Bavaria, which Is the lowest on the list.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
Somewhat Contagious.

Hello! Ella, my girl, where's your pa!
Haven't seen him on the street in losg
time
Hes sick"
"And where's your ma? Haven't seen
her lately"
SShe's SICK
'Where's your brother George Don't
see him any more"
Hes sick
"And where are You going in such a
hurry"
"Going to the doctors. I'm sick"
'What, all sick? What's the matters?
sob, Cousin Nell has come to board at
our house, and she's taking music lessons"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
Consumption Surely Cured.

To the Editor PLEASE inform your rosaers
thet have positive remedy for the above
named disease. By its timely use thousands OF
hopeless cases hare been permanently cured.
shall be glad 70 send two bottles Of my reTned y
FREE TO any Of your readers who have consuInp-
tion II they will send me their Express ard
z. o. address. Respectfully.
T. A sIOCUM. II. C.. ia Pearl St, NJ 7.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
Rim ging MoiSes

In the ears. sometimes roaring. LUzzng sound, or
snappin like the report of pistol. caused by
catarrh. that exceedingly dislgryable and very com
mon disease. Loss Of smell or De ring also result
from catarrh Hoods sarsapanlIa the great blood
purifier, is peculiarly successful remedy for this
disease, which it cures by purifying the b,oDd. II
you suffer fr catarrh. try Hoods sarsayarilla the
peculiar medicine
4 used Hoods Sarsaparilla for catirrh and re-
cRiyed great relief and benefit from it. The cstIrr
was very disagreeable, especially in tho winter,
causing constant dis narge from my nose, ringing
noises in nay ears, and pains in the back Of head
The effort to clear my head in the morning by
hawking and splitting painful. Hoods Sarsa-
parIlIa gave me relief Immediately, while in time
was entirely cured. am never without the Inedi-
cine in my house think it is worth its weight in
gold" Mrs. O. b. GIBB, 1919 Eighth st., n. W., Wash
iugtOn. y. 9.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
A Story of Real Life.

A small boy was briskly sweeping the
leaves from the sidewalk in front of his
home when a benevolent looking man
who was passing stopped and nodded ap-
PrOvingly.
"Good boy, good boy" he said, "heip-
ing your mother and doing his duty like
man. You will be rewarded, my son,
never fear"
you bet" answered the small boy,
hustling another lot of leaves out of the
way; "ten cents down and nickel when
the Jobs done. l amt no trust and credit
Teller to ennybody around this house, L
can tell YER" and he looked musingly at
a stray cat that was sneaking across the
street.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
Thrcc Bottles Cure Catnrrh.

ELI ROBRINs, RWllpdu 4. O., Columbia Co.,
Pr says: My daughter had Catarrh when
Sagcs Catarrh Remedy advertised, and pro
cured a bottle for her, and soon saw that il
helped her; n third bottle effected perma-
ncnt cure. She is now eighteen years old and
sound and hearty"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
The color of hair and eyes,
May seldom much disclose
But the color that never lies
l.. tho .r,Ia,,. IF tFn p,-a

a Cough, Cold, or Sore Throat should not
be neglected. Browns BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs are
| a simple remedy, and give prompt relief. p cts
n box.
Some one has discovered that mule can not
bray if brick be tied to its tail" 1t is extreme
ly doubtful if the man who undertakes to make
the combination can't do any braying-or breath
ing Cllher-abOut ten minutes later,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
unappreciatiYe Little Johnny.

Mamma" said little Johnny, looking
up with thoughtful expression on hi;
countenance.
"Well dear" said mamma.
Mamma why do you tell me you'll
give me good whipping sometimes?
can't see anything good about II.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
"V-ntold Agony from Catarrh."

Prof. w. NNvSNER, the famous mCSmCriSt.
of Ithaca, y. Y. writes: "SOulc ten years ago
l suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
Catarrh. Ny family physician gave me up as
inCurahlC, and said | must die. My case was
such tad one, that every day, towards sun
set, my voice would become SO hSarsc | could
barely speak above a whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing OF my throat would
almost Strangle me. by the usc of Or. Sagc's
CataUrh Remedy, in three months, | was well
mMn. and the CMrN has hNNn nCrmMmNmtM
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
"Constnu,Iy Hawking and splitting"

THOMAS !. RUSHINU, ESQ, s315 Piut street,
81. LoUiS, No, writes: I" was q great sufferer
from Catarrh for three years. At times could
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
and splitting, and for the last eight months
could not breathe through the nOStrilS. |
thought nothing could I've done for me. Luck
lily, | was advised to try DR. SarU's Catarrh
Remedy, and ! am now well man. believe
il To he the only sure remedy for Catarrh now
manufactured, and one has only 70 give il Il
n -a.rr.., nA.nlaf an
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
How to Flatter a Bald Headed Man.

''You must be very polite to succeed in
this business" said barber to his young
apprentice. always wear pleasant
smile and try to flatter every body"
I'm do my best. SIR" replied the ap-
prentice; but how am to hatter bald
headed man?
easy enough" replied the barber.
Gust ask him if he doesn't want his hair
cut"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
Too Previous With her Thanks.

Epoch: Husband Gust starting for out
of town)-My dear, here is $50 bill
Wife (hastily)-Oh, John, TN ever so
much obliged
Husband-Which l wish you would give
to my tailor for my new overcast He
said he would send the bill to day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
The OPIUM HARIT.
The Most Affect Of Slaveries There Any
Enancipators

The New York papers lately published
very pathetic story about very popu-
Lar emotional setrsss. It was to the effect
that she had become confirmed victim
OF the opium habit, involving an almost
total loss of physical ana mental powers,
and actual 6estitution.
The story was az once denied by her
friends, who ssy she hiss suffered simply
from nervous prostitution, is in no need
of pscunlary aid, and is on the way
to speedy recovery.
Opium victims are usually hopeless,
helpless slaves, mind weakened, lacking
energy for any effort toward recovery,
rapidly drifting into imbecility snd uE~
timely graves.
peculiar feature is that victims craft
lily conceal it from their nearest friends.
Young lady at school near Philadelphia
was recently found TO be secretly ad-
dicted to it. keeping her medicine in
q school-room inkstand, and injecting the
fluid into her arm with a Stylogrsphic
pen!
In the Chicago Harm, Field and Stock
| m0n, September ~, 1887, is this letter,
| signed 5. I. O., from Barstow, Ky: II
missed the paper that had my letter in,
| so did not know that you made the re-
| quest to know what it was l used TO break
mp the morphine habit, until got let
\ ter from gentleman asking informa-
| ton. | should have answered sooner.
| 1t was Warmers safe cure. l should have
given it when l wrote the letter, but it
looked too much like an advertisement"
This voluntary statement goes to con-
firm the claim made by the proprietors of
| Warmers safe cure, that 1t Is the only
remedy in the world which has any decided
power over diseases of the kidneys and
! liver, and that this terrible habit cannot
be cured until these organs have first been
| restored to full health, because they are
the ones chiefly affected by the drug.
| Editor VIM. \. Bode, of Alton, H., was
| com pletsly cured of the opium habit,
acquired by long use in a painful malady,
with Warmers safe cuIe. 1t cannot be
cured at all if the kidneys and liver are
diseased
1t is not claimed that there is anything
in Warmers safe cure alone which will do
away with the habit, except that it puts
the kidneys and liver in q healthy con
diti1n, giving the whole system that
strength and tone without which any at.
tempt to throw off the habit, would be
vain.
1t Is because physicians have discover
ed that no other remedy is so beneficial
III restoring health to the liver, kidneys
and general system as the one stated tina
it has come into general use in connec
tion with the special remedies for the cure
of the dreadful opium habit.
One of the worst features of the opium
habit IS the deadening of mental ant
moral sensibilitics in proportion as i
weakens the physical system and the vii
power.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
Pope LeO'S Income

A foreign diplomatist accredited to
Rome gives the following account of the
pOpe's revenue, and of the way in which
it is spent. 1t is derived from three
sources. l. The interest of an enormous
sum left by Pho Mono to the pontiticial
treasury and invested in the English pub
lie funds. This interest amounts to about
100000 lire, or about 9125,O0O. Leo
MIL, is great speculator, and sub
scribes to the italian loans in order to
sell when he value rises and invest the
profits in the English consolidated fund.
,. The proceeds of Peters pence. This
branch of the revenue has suffered great
ly in recent years, but nevertheless, the
average amounts to about 100000 lire,
or about eS3, 600. These two sums which
represent e2O8 900 per annum, constitute
| the ordinary income of his holiness. Ii
is distributed by the chamberlain among
/ the cardinals residing in Rome-about
81, $50 per annum for each cardinal
among the prelates of the papal court,
the secretaries, the nuncios, the guards
of the pontiff's body etc. 3. The extra
ordinary part of the papal revenue is de-
rived from the receipts of the apostolic
CHANGERS. The items include the sums
receIved for titles of nobility, papal dec
| oratiOns, benedictions in the article of
death, privileges of the altar, private
chapels, dispensations, ecclesiastical
titles, and many other things. This de-
! partment yields about 100000 lire, or
! about t104,O09, per annum. The whole
annual income of Leo MIL, therefore,
reaches the enormous sum of about
100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
Wished They Were

Life: Brown never saw 90 many
tramps in the town before
Jones-Tramps. Why man, those are
my poor relations coming out to spend
Thanksgiving with me.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
Just as Sweet.

Hsrper's Bazaar: ''we don't care for the
rain" said one Baltimore girl TO another,
as she raised an umbrella; we're neither
sugar nor salt.
"No," replied the other. '-but we're
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02

Boy called a patrolman on Antoine
street as he hurried into the alley to find
a lad coming out of a back gate, ''did you
hear that report of gum
you bet" was the reply.
"Where was it,"
"In our back yard"
''Who fired it?"
II did, and don't keep me here any
longer! Dad was in the woodshed when
l fired at a cat, and the way he is cussing
and thrashing around l guess mlsse d
the cat by about six feetm
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
ALLAN QuARIERNAIr.
Oh
A BROWNING CITY

Sir Henry's opinion conceded with ours,
and so. needless to say did that Of Nylep-
tina. who like flint, was, always ready TO
flash out fire. 4 great map of the country
was brought and spread out before her.
About thirty miles this side Of M'Arstuna,
where Sorais was. and ninety odd miles
from Milosis, the road ran over neck OF
Land some two and half miles in width;
AID flanked on either side by forest-ciad
hills. which, without being lofty, would be
quite impracticable for great baggage
Iaden army TO cross She looked earnestly
at the map. and then, with a quickness OF
perception that in some women amounts
almost to an instinct, she laid her finger
upon this neck Of rising ground, and turn
ing to her husband, said with proud air
of confidence and a toss Of the golden head:
Here shalt thou meet Sorais' armies.
know the spot. here shalt thou meet them,
and drive them before thee like dust before
the storm"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
To Help the Widows and Children of the Ex,

To Help the Widows and Children of the Exc
cuted Anarchists .-incendiary Speeches.
New YORK, Nov. 28.-Cooper Union was
crowded tonight in response to a call
by the federation of trades meeting for
the benefit of the WIDOWS and children
of the executed anarchists. 1t was a
typical anarchist meeting throughout.
Red predominated everywhere. Sergui
Shevitch was the orator, and delivered
typical anarchist harangue, embracing
all the points usually made. John Brown
was referred to, and the hanging was de-
nounced as the worst crime in the his
tory of America. The people, Powderiy,
and Henry George, the speaker said,
have placed themselves in line with the
hangnan. The object of the tragedy
was to intimidate advanced workers in
the labor movement" Let Us stand to
gether," exclaimed Shevitch, land let US
be more fierce in our language than
ever before. Let the blood of the
anarchists cry out throughout the world;
1t Is our flag. We will raise it. We will
carry it through your streets. The time
Is not far distant when national monu-
ment will be raised TO those men"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
FVN
INDIGESTION and DYSPEP&I A
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

| I suffered from &C
| tdI1h l. pears. IN
dr0ppiHgs into III
| throat mere nausea
ing. Ny nose bied a
| most daily. Since N
| first days use Of Ely
| Cream Balm hare la
| no bleeding, The sDr
| ness is entirely gou
| y. g. Dduidsou, iCii
The Boston Budyrt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02

As Nellie walks ont in the fair morning Eight,
Her beauty attracts every eye
And as for The people who called her fright,
why, Nellie is handsOme;' they cry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02
SYMPTOMS OF CATAwKM. nul

~ WpEOWS OF SAEakkH. Duh
heavy headache, obstruction " the naSsu
{ENS&1gCS, discharges falling from the head
into the throat, sometimes pvnUISC. watrrN
and aCrld, ut Others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulcuJ bloody and putriC; the eyes ar
weak, w9tCrN, and intlamCi; there is riugiN
in the ears, deafness, hacking or COughing Il,
clear the throat, VNpCCtOv0tiou OF offensive
matter. tOsCCJhCr with SCaNS from ulcers: tho
voice is changed and has "A nasal twaug; the
breath is offensive; smell and taste arc inr
paired: there Is 4 sensation Of dizziness. with
mental depression, u hacking cough and gem
Vral debility. Only Il few OF the ahONC-uanCi
symptoms are likely to hc present in any one
case. Thousands of eases annually, without
mauifCStnG half of the above symptoms, ~
suit in consumption, and end in the grave.
No disease is 81 common, moro deceptive and
dangerous. or less understood 10y physicians,
Ry 1t mild. soothing. and healing prOp~~ticS,
Or. SarC'S Catarrh Remedy cures the worst
cases OF CaIarrh. "cold in the head"
Cory ~, and Catarrhal Headache.
Sold hy druggists everywhere; - cents.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02

Bismarck runs paper-miil and dis
tilIery. He also runs the German EN-.
pire, but the two former bring him the
most money.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02

Good health, good morals good sense aud good
temper, are the four essentials for good wife
These are the mdiSpeusableS After them come
i4e minor advantages of good 'olS, accomplish
M utS, family position, etc. With the first four,
married life will lie comfortable and happy
lacking either il will be IN more or less dcgvcc %
flluUr. Upon good health depends largely good
temper and good looks, and to some extent good
sense also Gs the best mind must be affected u IL
or ! IS 10y the weaknesses and whimS attendant
on frail health. Young man, If your wife is fall
ing INTO a state of iuva.idism first of all things
Try to restore her health. If she is troubled Wln
debjuialiDg female weaknesses buy DR. Pie. vr $
Fayoritc Prescription. II will cure her.
Now" said a Sunday School teacher "yur
lesson to day is about the battle between ltj,NlI
and Gollah. Why did they tight?' Little I,w-
head-"For the gate receipts and stt,e
Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets Possess
Powerful Potency, Pass Panessly, Promote Pays
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02

But now as 10y magic plain Nellie has grown
AS far rs an artists bright dream;
Her face is as sweet rs a flower new-blown,
Her cheeks are like peaches and cream.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02

An ugly complexion mace Nerie n fright,
Her face was all pimply and red,
Though her features were good, and her blue
eyes were bright
'What plain girl is Nee!' they said.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-02

A member of the Paris Academy has
related to that body how he succeeded in
hypnOtizing q woman IN process of labor.
Though her fac gave tho usual indica-
tious of pain, yet on awakening her from
the hypnotic condition it appeared that
she had been unconscious of pain as we'll
as the deliverance of tho child.-From DR..
Foote's Health HouthIv